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" I would hope there would be a greater appreciation by casual sports fans of the incredible skill and passion of our players. "

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" What you want to do, particularly when you're dealing with a professional sports league and franchises and people's passionate commitment to the game and for the team they root for is, it has to be sustainable. "

" What our fans want, what our fans believe, what our fans are interested in is why we are what we are. But, nevertheless, ultimately we have to do the things that we believe are essential for the long-term health of the game, of the league, and of all of our franchises. "

" My rooting interest these days is first and foremost competitive hockey, and secondly in officials not making a mistake. "

" We're concerned how gambling and betting affects the NHL game and changes the perception of and challenges the integrity of the NHL game. "

" I view myself as a dealmaker. "

" In '94, we made the deal during collective bargaining that wasn't the right deal, just to save the season. Allowing the 'in the crease' rule, the foot-in-the-crease rule, we should have not done. "

" While we know gambling is part of the industry in Las Vegas, we're not going to make it all that easy for you to pick up a ticket, a gambling ticket, on your way into the arena. "

" On the issue of behavioral health and the like, the program we have in place has always been available to former players as well. "

" Because of the way my words get scrutinized, I have to use a level of precision so people don't accuse me of misleading them. "

" If the IOC would move the Olympic hockey tournament to the summer, that would be great. We'd be thrilled to have our players participate because then it doesn't affect our season. "

" I couldn't do what I do day-in and day-out if I didn't love the game. "

" I don't see the Hurricanes relocating, period. I think the Triangle is a terrific market. "

" Relatively, a very small percentage of betting takes place on hockey and even baseball because of the nature of the game and the scoring. "

" All have used the economic opportunity of a new arena project to transform their cities into the future. "

" It's not about big markets or small markets. It's not about dominant teams or not. It's about the actual competition and how good the games are, how good the series turn out. That's what I think is the most important for fans. "

" We did the World Cup to relaunch our international efforts, and that served as a foundation. "

" When you're in other time zones in other places, you don't get quite as much attention; you don't get quite as much visibility for the game, and you give up a lot to do it. "

" There is less fighting in the game than we had years ago. I mean, we penalize it. "

" There's no question that the Kings have been, are, and can be great hosts for any major events. "

" We're not anti-Olympics, we're anti-disruption to the season. "

" I'm not here to win a popularity contest. "

" Doing jersey advertising for the World Cup is not in the same universe as putting advertising on NHL sweaters. "

" I don't worry about the integrity of the game. Our players are professionals. "

" Sports, as a media property, is increasingly valuable because it's something you have to have live. As a result, we're a better touch point for sponsors and advertisers because our commercials typically don't get zapped out. "

" The good news for us is the NHL has never been stronger, never been more popular, and that, I guess, has led to a lot of interest being expressed from a number of places, an interest in getting an expansion team, and Las Vegas happens to be one of those places. "

" I don't think taunting chants at players on the other side of the ice is intended to be sexist in the slightest. It's like when you call a goaltender a sieve, they chant that. Is that now inappropriate also? "

" I think it's very difficult to generalize as to why, in a particular league or a particular industry, somebody has or has not come out. We certainly don't want a player to come out for our sake. It should be what's right for him and something that he has to be comfortable with. "

" I think that when somebody loses a bet, they tend to sometimes confuse their motives in rooting and enjoying the game because if you lose your bet, even though the team you're rooting for wins, you have a potentially conflicted outcome. "

" I don't feel that it's either necessary or appropriate for me to comment on what the NFL either says or does. "

" We just want to see entertaining, exciting games, and we want the officials to do a good job. "